Tag Archives: News Corp.

Cable TV and other companies that provide subscription services are striking back at the notion that people are dropping their TV packages en masse to watch video over the Internet. Industry gains in the fourth quarter returned to normal following ...

A daily newspaper designed specifically for Apple’s hot-selling iPad is now available from News Corp. The experimental newspaper, called The Daily, debuted Wednesday in Apple Inc.’s App Store. News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch unveiled it in New York after weeks ...

Time Warner Cable said Thursday that Sinclair Broadcasting Group has backed away from arbitration in a dispute over how much Time Warner should pay to offer Sinclair programming. But Sinclair said, also in a statement Thursday, that it was Time ...

If you’re a Cablevision subscriber happy to have Fox Networks’ content back, you may have someone other than Cablevision or News Corp. to thank. DISH Network’s ability to reach a last-minute deal with News Corp. added additional pressure that may ...

Cablevision and News Corp. reached a deal that restored programming on Saturday, but the underlying issues causing this dispute remain and could create other bitter clashes and future blackouts for distributors. Cablevision, even as it agreed to a contract, without ...

The World Series’ television ratings are off to a slow start. The San Francisco Giants’ 11-7 win over the Texas Rangers in Game 1 on Fox on Wednesday night earned an 8.9 rating and 15 share. That’s down 25 percent ...

The dispute over retransmission fees between Cablevision and News Corp. ended after two weeks in length, with more than 3 million Cablevision subscribers having been without Fox programming during that time, missing out on the National League Championship Series, New ...

It seems letting Rupert Murdoch into their backyard isn’t something Cablevision’s Dolan family is ready to do. According to a Newsday story, Cablevision is preparing to submit a bid for Newsday that’s most likely higher than the $580 million offered ...